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lesbri

  • Joined Apr 2013
Romney sheep
« on: June 01, 2015, 06:59:06 pm »
I bought a few orphan lambs last year which were romneys and have been very impressed with them and their lovely fleeces. Does anyone else on here keep romneys, pros and cons of them? Any thoughts?  :wave:

verdifish

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • banffshire
Re: Romney sheep
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2015, 07:51:05 pm »
Worked in a farm with a few thousand and great sheep nut they were the NZ genetics Romneys ! I'd love some If I could afford them !

Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Re: Romney sheep
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2015, 08:07:20 pm »
Reputed to be very hardy and have good feet.

Sbom

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Staffordshire
Re: Romney sheep
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2015, 10:32:36 pm »
I have NZ Romneys, they are fab sheep. They thrive on grass alone, lamb themselves easily and are great mothers. They are suited to outdoor lambing perfectly and they are the most independent sheep I've ever worked with. They take themselves off somewhere sheltered and you just find them with big lambs up and sucking, I never had to pull one out of 85 ewes   :thumbsup: plus lambs growing well and ewes looking great, hoping to get 8 wk weights tomorrow (if the hurricane passes!)

lesbri

  • Joined Apr 2013
Re: Romney sheep
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2015, 09:05:05 pm »
Thanks for the input guys. Am seriously thinking about getting some more. Sbom, do you ever have tup lambs or breeding ewes for sale?  :thumbsup:

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Romney sheep
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2015, 10:41:47 pm »
Lovely fleece to spin  :spin:
Life is like a bowl of cherries, mostly yummy but some dodgy bits

Sbom

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Staffordshire
Re: Romney sheep
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2015, 08:40:34 am »
All mine are crossed to a terminal sire for now so not at the moment

 

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